Beautiful vineyards. Delicious restaurants. Monticello. And, of course, the University itself. Charlottesville has no shortage of tourist attractions, but the list became a little longer when this winter's snowstorms hit the Barracks Road Shopping Center. After the city experienced a record-setting 55 inches of snow this season, it all had to go somewhere.
Applications for admission into the University?s Commerce School are due soon ? Jan.
The Lawn application for the 2009-10 academic year was released Monday, and some of the University?s best and brightest third-year students are preparing to be considered for the prestigious residences.Any third-year student can now access the application, which is designed to determine which applicants stand out for their ?unselfish service to the University and achievement in their respective fields of activity and academics,? according to the University Housing Division Web site.As fourth-year College student Christian West, senior resident of the Lawn, explained, the application consists of five to six questions, asking not just about a prospective resident?s past contributions to the University but also about how he or she will continue to contribute to the community.
It?s a story you?ve heard a hundred times before. On a dark October night, a group of teenagers and college students wander off into the woods, looking to have some fun away from the confines of civilization.
Let?s face it: Life at the University can be tough. And after a week of classes, homework and exams, there?s only so much that a frat party can do for you.
This past weekend, Grounds was a flurry of stuffed SUVs and discarded cardboard boxes as students prepared to begin their fall semester.
There has been a lot of talk recently about energy conservation. You may have heard the recommendations -- walk to work, turn off your computer, use energy-efficient bulbs.
If you see Graduate Arts & Sciences student Kate Ranganath around Grounds, she might seem like any other overworked doctoral candidate at the University.
When Physics Prof. Lou Bloomfield first started teaching his now-famous physics course, "How Things Work," the expectations were low.
